Antislip pad



July 24, 1951 L, BERNSTElN f 2,561,777

ANTISLIP PAD Filed March 10, 1949 Patented July 24, 1&951

UNITED "STATES APENT OFFICE i p p 2.5615771715' y `iurrIsLn PAD l Liuianemstein, Brighton, Masa, asinr of `one-half to William L.\S todd'ard, Waylaiand one-half to Ulflthel" Bernstein, Brighton, rhliriasse Application March 1o, 1949senainoasaess l This invention relates to a novel antislipl pad for anchoring womens hosiery against twisting on the leg of the wearer. Womens stockings have a longitudinal seam at the back and when the stocking twists out of place this seam presents a sloppy appearance. The primary object of my invention resides in the production of an antislip pad constructed to be disposed on the leg beneath the stocking and provided with a clinging surface for anchoring the stocking against such twisting movment.

In its preferred form my anchoring pad is attached, either permanently or as an accessory. lto the bottom stocking-clasp end of a garter. The garter is attached at its top end to a corset. girdle or the like and ordinarily two such garters are provided forwardly and rearwardly of each leg. While the garter and clasp support the pad and stocking the pad cooperates with the leg and stocking to prevent twisting of the stocking. The production of a novel combination of this nature and for the purpose described com` prises a further object of the invention.

The invention may also be constructed in other forms such for example as a band for encircling and frictionally engaging the leg, the outer face of the band being provided with a grain finish to which the stocking is adapted to cling and be held against twisting on the leg.

These and other features of the invention will be more readily understood and appreciated from the following detailed description of preferred lembodiments thereof, selected for purposes of illustration and shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of a human figure showing my invention in use,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged front View of the garter and pad,

. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the pad,

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on lines 4--4 of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a leg showing my novel pad in the form of a band surrounding the leg beneath the stocking.

Referring first to the form of invention shown in Figs. 1-4, ID indicates a garter belt having garter strips I 2 attached thereto at their top ends and having the usual stocking clasps i4 at their *Y front face adapted to engage and cling to the hosiery.

In Figs. 1-4 of the drawing I have, for purpose of illustration, shown one embodiment of the invention as comprising a plurality of strips laminated together to form the antislip pad. As illustrated, a strip of fabric I6 has a backing strip I8 and a facing strip 2|) laminated to its two faces. The backing strip I8 can be plush, velvet or like material to form a soft cushion and provide a frictional clinging action against the skin. The facing strip 20 can be thin material, such as emerycloth, having a minute pebbly grain nish on its outer face adapted to engage and cling to hosiery fabric. The minute grain particles of this nish are adapted to enter the interstices in the hosiery fabric and anchor the hosiery in full surface contact with the pad without damaging the hosiery.

The pad l5 can be attached as a permanent part of the garter or can be constructed as an accessory. In Figs. 1-4 I have illustrated the pad as provided with two garter receiving slots 22 above the facing strip 20 for receiving the garter as illustrated in Fig. 2. In this case Vthe pad is constructed and sold as an accessory to be applied to the garter.

The pad illustrated in the drawing is disposed beneath the garter clasp which is attached to the stocking in the usual manner. The rear face of the pad rests against the leg and the stocking is adapted to overlap and have surface contact with the pebbly grain finish of the front face indicated by the facing strip 20 in Fig. 3.` The supporting action of the garter together with the frictional surface contact with the skin anchors the pad against movement on the leg and the clinging action of the stocking to the grain finish prevents twisting of the stocking both forwardly and rearwardly of the leg. It will be understood that the grain finish engages and holds the stocking against relative movement without tearing or in any manner injuring the fabric.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated a modified form of the invention in which the padis constructed as an endless band 24. The inner face of the band corresponds to the backing strip i8 above described and the outer face corresponds to the facing strip 2li. The band is applied to the leg beneath the stocking and the clinging of the stocking thereto, entirely around the leg, prevents twisting of the stocking.

Having thus disclosed my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

An antislip pad for anchoring hosiery against twisting movement on the leg of the wearer, comprising a fiat iexible body having a soft cushion-like nish on one face adapted to engage and cling frictionally to the skin and a minute pebbly grain nish on its other face adapted to receive and cling to hosiery placed in face to face .contacttherewith, and,`m eans carried by the pad for anchoring it to agarter,`

said minute pebbiy grain finish being adapted to enter the interstices in the hosieryfabric and anchor the hosiery in full surface contact with the pad without damaging the hosiery.

LIILIANBEBNSTEIN Y, `v 11s Number REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number VAustralia May 17, 1935 

